App without splash screen (Default.png) is a reject reason?

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In a universal app, you have to add 6 splash images named Default.png.

320 x 480 for non-retina iphone

640 x 960 for retina iphone

768 x 1024 for non-retina iPad-portrait

1536 x 2048 for retina iPad-portrait

1024 x 768 for non-retina iPad-landscape

2048 x 1536 for retina iPad-landscape

What if I'm fine with that black screen displayed when you don't provide any splash screen image.

Does Apple reject apps just because of this? I couldn't find anything.

Do I have to create 6 useless black png's and add them to the project?

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The idea is to not simply make it black. You should show an image showing the default UI. So instead of a black screen while you're loading, users immediately see something (feedback)... otherwise users might question why the screen is black (did the app crash?) and immediately press "Home" and "Delete" your app. And while you might not "care", your writing this app for yourself or your users? ;) – user1040049
Actually I know what splash screen's are used for. Just in this app splash screen has to be black. I'm asking "How can I go to Iceland", and you are responding "Don't go there, it is too cold, there are warmer places in the world." Thanks anyway. – erkanyildiz
This seems like a very legitimate question to me. What if your app is such that it launches immediately in order to show a custom splash complete with loading animation? Would be silly to still have to specify splash screens then. However, for MOST use cases, the splash screen model is fine. – Sam

1 Answers

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iOS Human Interface Guidelines says explicitly:

To enhance the user’s experience at application launch, you must provide at least one launch image.

The launch image is there to be displayed while your app is loading and have to look like the first screen of your app:

A launch image looks very similar to the first screen your application displays.

So yes, you have to provide launch images, and even if you are happy with just a black launch screen, this is not enough unless the first screen in your app is actually just a black screen?